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Sample Baseball questions

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1. 1 Easy

   Which team was allegedly cursed by a tavern owner who was ejected for bringing his goat?

   Answer: Chicago Cubs

   Why: Billy Sianis famously declared 'Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more' after his pet goat Murphy was deemed too smelly for the stadium.

2. 2 Medium

   During an immaculate inning, how many total pitches does a pitcher throw?

   Answer: Nine pitches

   Why: Only about 118 immaculate innings have ever been thrown in MLB, against more than 320 no-hitters.

3. 3 Hard

   What was the original name of the Houston Astros franchise?

   Answer: Colt .45s

   Why: The team wore that name from 1962 to 1964, then rebranded for its 1965 move into the Astrodome, a nod to Houston and NASA.

4. 4 Easy

   Where do relief pitchers warm up during a professional baseball game?

   Answer: Bullpen

   Why: The term likely originated from late 19th-century ballparks where pitchers warmed up near large Bull Durham tobacco billboards.

5. 5 Medium

   Why did baseball make foul balls count as strikes in the early 1900s?

   Answer: To stop intentional pitch wasting

   Why: Hall of Famer Roy Thomas regularly fouled off over a dozen consecutive pitches to force walks, sparking the change.

6. 6 Hard

   Which Hall of Fame pitcher holds the record for most career losses in MLB history?

   Answer: Cy Young

   Why: Most fans expect a bad pitcher to hold this record, but Young accumulated 316 losses over a record 7,356 innings.